This eight-page junior level paper discusses the various conceptions if innate human nature presented to us by our readings. To Emerson, innate human nature implied being an individual, free from imitation of society. Joyce searched for meaning in the face of disillusionment and disappointment, where there was incongruity between the real and the ideal. Didion sought self-respect in the light of her experiences. Hobbes saw self-interest and selfishness as innate human nature. Camus saw life as absurd. Nothing of them understood human nature in the light of God. 8 pgs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
